Play Magnus - The classical smothered mate! Have you ever gotten this in a tournament game? White mates in 3. #PuzzleTuesday More puzzles in our #MagnusTrainer app at https://go.onelink.me/Hfqn/MagnusTrainerFBP! | Facebook
![EliteMinds (@EliteMindSports): "Nothing like a deadly smothered mate. White to play and mate in 4. #chess #Chess #chesspunks #puzzle" | nitter EliteMinds (@EliteMindSports): "Nothing like a deadly smothered mate. White to play and mate in 4. #chess #Chess #chesspunks #puzzle" | nitter](https://nitter.net/pic/media%2FFPkt2_aX0AM1yw3.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall)
EliteMinds (@EliteMindSports): "Nothing like a deadly smothered mate. White to play and mate in 4. #chess #Chess #chesspunks #puzzle" | nitter
![The First Ever Smothered Mate' - Luis Ramírez de Lucena, 1497. White to move, Checkmate in five : r/chess The First Ever Smothered Mate' - Luis Ramírez de Lucena, 1497. White to move, Checkmate in five : r/chess](https://preview.redd.it/i1fluiwz02981.jpg?auto=webp&s=e172e545c221115abfcff20e2a967d286b38611f)
The First Ever Smothered Mate' - Luis Ramírez de Lucena, 1497. White to move, Checkmate in five : r/chess
![Don't bother practicing smothered mates, they said. It will never happen in a real game, they said. (Black to move) : r/chess Don't bother practicing smothered mates, they said. It will never happen in a real game, they said. (Black to move) : r/chess](https://preview.redd.it/8u8j0y1y3isz.png?auto=webp&s=24053a8c8dc8fe92427ffe9882c5f49c050173ba)
Don't bother practicing smothered mates, they said. It will never happen in a real game, they said. (Black to move) : r/chess
![Flavio 🥷🏼 on Twitter: "@opera @chessable @chess24com My favourite puzzle is the smothered mate! https://t.co/OSJcdMtU5x" / Twitter Flavio 🥷🏼 on Twitter: "@opera @chessable @chess24com My favourite puzzle is the smothered mate! https://t.co/OSJcdMtU5x" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EugBYIwWQAI4RyB.png)
Flavio 🥷🏼 on Twitter: "@opera @chessable @chess24com My favourite puzzle is the smothered mate! https://t.co/OSJcdMtU5x" / Twitter
![sprEEEzy on Twitter: "Can't believe I just did a smothered mate in 3+2 Blitz LOL #chess #lichess https://t.co/95nDkhABD4" / Twitter sprEEEzy on Twitter: "Can't believe I just did a smothered mate in 3+2 Blitz LOL #chess #lichess https://t.co/95nDkhABD4" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECM9DC9XkAIm9Yl.png)